The Paris Commune 1871 Contributor(s): Tombs, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138171646 ISBN-13: 9781138171640 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Modern - 19th Century |
Dewey: 944.081 |
Series: Turning Points |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.97 lbs) 252 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Paris Commune was the biggest and last popular revolution in western Europe - ending the cycle of revolutions that started in 1789. The Parisians, reeling from defeat in the Franco-Prussian War set up their own revolutionary administration. Government troops eventually retook the city and took a terrible revenge: thousands died in the bloodbath that followed. The short-lived Commune and its repression cast a long shadow. It exposed deep divisions in French society and became a potent inspiration for the radical left. This stirring new study written with great zest, and a vivid sense of time and place lets the reader experience these tumultuous events at first hand and provides a comprehensive synthesis of recent research in both French and English. |